Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today that all investments abroad by resident entities are subject to the requirements under the Exchange Control Act (ECA) 1953 that was in force prior to 2013, which has since been replaced by the Financial Services Act (FSA) 2013.

It was referring to the witness testimony by former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner in an ongoing trial in New York, United States, relating to the approval given by the central bank for 1MDB to invest abroad in 2009.